CG-74339 (ex CG-255) was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard.
 CG-255 being lowered at the A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, 1924
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| Name | CG–255 (1925–1943) CG–74339 (1943–1947) |
| Ordered | 1924 |
| Builder | A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, Alameda, California |
| Laid down | 18 August 1924 |
| Launched | 25 November 1924 |
| Completed | 26 December 1924 |
| Commissioned | 1924/1925 |
| Decommissioned | 1947 |
| Stricken | 1947 |
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| Fate | Decommissioned 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 37.5 GRT |
| Length | 74.9 ft (22.8 m) o/a |
| Beam | 13.6 ft (4.1 m) |
| Draught | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
| Installed power | 500 SHP |
| Propulsion | two Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines, two propellers |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament | 1 x 1-pounder gun forward |
History
editShe was laid down at the Alameda, California shipyard of the A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard,[1][2] 10 of which were built by de Young.[3] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore.[4] She was laid down on 18 August 1924, launched on 25 November 1924, and delivered 26 December 1924.[5] She was commissioned in 1924/1925 as CG-255.[1] By 1943, during World War II, she was designated CG-74339 (the "74" referring to her length of 74 feet 11 inches).[1] She was decommissioned for disposal in 1947.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Flynn, Jr., James T. (23 June 2014). Vessels of less than 100-feet in Length (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915–2012.
- ^ Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
- ^ Colton, Tim. "Pre-WWII Construction by Other Boatbuilders on the Pacific Coast". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Canney, Donald L. (1989). "Rum War: The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition (Coast Guard Bicentennial Series)" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
The final plans were available in April 2014 and the first of the class, CG-100, was commissioned on October 21, 1924. CG-302, the last completed, was commissioned July 18, 1925. An average of five completed each week.
- ^ "Progress of Construction - A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company". Pacific Marine Review. Vol. 22. February 1925. p. 104.